Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Twin Cities Area
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After one hundred and twenty years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Green Lake Mounds
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Old Brewery In Preston
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

